The Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU) has teamed up with Techleap.nl and AcTI, the Netherlands Academy of Engineering to organise the second edition of the Academic Startup Competition (ASC). The competition aims to accelerate transforming technologies into successful business opportunities and push the scalability of the technology. The ASC fits perfectly with the ambition of VSNU and Techleap.nl to become the fastest-growing ecosystem for academic startups in Europe.